Mounting apparatus.



E. L. HARMON.

MOUNTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. 1915.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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E. L. HARMON.

MOUNTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. 1915.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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E. L. HARMON.

MOUNTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-27. I915.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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INVENTOH L HER/101V ATTORNE ELMER LEE HARMON, OF PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA.

MOUNTING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application filed April 27, 1915. Serial No. 24,326.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER LEE HARMoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMounting Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mounting appa ratus particularly adapted foruse in connection with the mounting of posters, maps, prints, and otherpurposes wherein it is found. applicable, but designed primarily for usein connection with the mounting of posters or maps upon a flexiblebody,.preferably cloth, and has for its object to provide, in a manneras hereinafter set forth, a mounting apparatus for the purposes referredto whereby there is effected a great savingin the flexible body, whenmounting a poster or map in accordance with'this invention over themethod now in general vogue. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus,for the purposes set forth, with means in a manner as hereinafterreferred to whereby a uniform stretching of the flexible body for theposter or map is had during the operation of mountmg.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus forthe purpose set forth and in a manner as hereinafter referred to wherebythere is effected economy and saving when drying the mounted posters ormaps. i

A further Ob160t of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatusforthe purpose set forth and in a manner as hereinafter referred towhereby a great saving of labor is had, when mounting a, poster or mapin accordance with this invention over the method now in general vogue.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus forthe purpose set forth, in a manner as hereinafter referred to, whereby amodified uniform stretching of the flexible body is had during themounting operation. s

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus forthe purpose set forth and in a manner as hereinafter referred towhereby, during the mounting operation there is effected a saving ofcloth due to the fact that one is able to mount posters or mapscontinuously without loss of cloth, this latter objection beingnecessary when using the method now. in general vogue.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus forthe purpose set forth, in a manner as hereinafter referred to, withmeans'vto provide a solid backing during the mounting of a poster or mapand such backing being easily disengaged from the poster or map whenmounted and at the same time providing a backing overcoming thenecessity of employing grooves in which are mounted posters as in themethod now in general vogue.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus forthe purpose set forth, in a manner as hereinafter referred to, withmeans to overcome a possibilityv of the flexible body tearing ofi itssupport during the drying process, that is to say after the poster ormap has been pasted on the flexible body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus,for the purpose set forth, in a manner as hereinafter referred to, withmeans for automatically drawing the flexible body taut prior to thepasting on the body of the map or poster.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a mounting apparatus forthe purpose set forth which is comparatively simple in its constructionand arrangement, allowing of the continuous mounting of postersdrawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is tobe understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resortedto which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a top plan view of amounting apparatus in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is anelevation, broken away, of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofa shiftable back- Fig. 5 is a detail of a sectional ele ation.

Fig. 6 is a detail in elevation.

The mountlng apparatus in accordance with this invention includes one ormore track ways, as illustrated in Fig. 1 four track ways, but theselatter are merely shown by way of exampley'and associated with one ormore track ways are two backing elements. If but one traok w-ay isemployed twobacking' elements are usedand these elements are shi-ftabletransversely with respect to the track ways. Each track way consists ofan upper continuous rail l and a. lower rail" 2. which has a portionthereof removed, as at'3, for the purpose :to be hereinafter-referred:to. The track'rails 1,2, are formed from channel-shaped members 4,aswillus tratedinnFig; 5, but the channel-shaped inem'bers which form atrack rail 1 are reversely disposed with respect to the charm nel-shapedmember 4: which: provides the track rail 2; The track rail 1 issupported preferably 1 from the ceiling by inverted yoke-shapedhangersor brackets 6 and the track rail 2 is mounted upon spaced-blocks7 and saidtrack'rail 2 is connected with said blocks? byLyoke-shapedretainingmembers 8.

The track rail 2 has portions "thereof disposed downwardly atanaeinclination as at?) .fonra' purpose I. to" be presently. "referredto and each inclined part is arranged to terminate at' the 'slittedfportion'of the track 2. Traveling' in ithe'trackirail 1 are series ofaxles 10 provided with wheels 11 and de'-. pending from each of'saidaxles is a hanger arm12, terminating in a bifurcated membert13.Traveling in the trackrail '2'is' an axle 14, carrying wheels 15, andprojecting upwardly from each of the axles 14 is an arm 16, "havingaright -anguler end 17, through which extends a cylindrical rod 18,

the latter having a head 19iatits lower end and surrounding the-rod18"and interposed between'the head 19 and the angularend 17 is a coilspring 20. The rod 18'ext'ends up through the angular end 17 and hasformed integral therewith, as well as olfsetwith respect the'reto,"abifurcated member 21.

' When mounting posters or maps preferably aflexible: body is employedand upon which the'poster or map is'pasted and the said flexible bodypreferably consists of suitable fabric and which adds to the durabilityof the poster ormap, in fact it increases the life of the map or posterasis obvious; Ordinarilythe flexible body is mounted upon a frame and.stretched and after which the poster or map is pasted uponthe body andthen allowed to dry. .In some'instances the flexible body contractstozsu ch 'an'extent as to 'fsp'l-it the poster and oftentimes the 'bodyis split. Inna mounting' apparatus in"-accordance with this invention itincludes a carrieron which the flexible body is detac'h'ably connectedto the carrier and is capableo'f being shifted upon the track way to thedesired point and during shifting with the flexible body thereon thecarrier will be automatically widened to take up any slack in theflexible body.

The carrier consists of flexible sides and a pair of rigid ends; As eachof the flexible sides is of the same construction, but one will bedescribed as the description of one will apply to both Each-of theflexible sides oonsi'stsof a longitudinally extending flexible member 22which may be constructed of any suitable material, but preferably astrip of fabric is employed, and the member 22 of the'top'side of thecarrier is mounted in the bifurcated member 13 and the flexible1nember22-of the bottom side of the carrier is mounted in the bifurcatedmember 21. Onearm of each of the said bifurcated members is of lesslength than the other, and said arm of lessle'ngth is one arm of saidmember. Mounted-against the flexible member 22 andarran'ged in spacedrelation are blocks 23 constructed preferably of wood, and said blocks23 are: positioned against the outer face of the flexible member 22 andagainst the free 'edge'of the short arms of the bifurcated'membe'r's 13and 21". The blocks 23 are secured tothe bifurcated members 13, 21, byhold fast devices2d' and each of said blocks has projecting' therefrom aseries of coumembers consists of an upright 26, prefer-'ab-ly-constructed of'a strip of wood, and

which isloosely connected at its lower end as at 25 to the'bottom siderail of the car- 'ri'er, the'connection being such that the bottom siderail can shift downward and upward when'occasion so requires, for thepurpose of'widening or narrowing the width of the carrierto provide'fordrawing the flexible' member-taut,"or to permit of the contracting ofthe flexible body 26. Each of the end members 26 is connected to the topside rail of the'carri'er as at 27. As the bifurcated members 13 aresecured by the hold fast devices 24 to the flexible member 22 of the toprail of the carrier it is obvious that the carrier is coupled to thehangers-on 12. As the bifurcated members 22 are connected by the holdfast devices 24 to the flexible member 22 of the bottom rail of thecarrier it is obvious that the carrier is coupled with the ar m 16. Therod 18, spring 20, and angu'larend17 of the arm 16, permit of the widphof the carrier being increased or diminished when desired and also allowfor the contraction of the flexible body when occasion so requires Eachof thebackingel'ements consists of a platform 28, carried by a truck29," carried upon a track 30 disposed at right-angles with respect to atrack wayand the said trucks 29 are arranged in the space between thecut-out portions of the track rail 2. Carried by the truck 29 is achannel-shaped member 30, which when the backing element is in positionforms a continuation of a track rail 2 so that the carrier can beshifted without interruption. Secured to the platform 28 is a verticallydisposed backin board 31, which is braced as at 32, 33, and said backingboard, when in use, is positioned at therear ofa flexible body'26, sothat it provides a support for the body 26 when a poster or map ispasted and secured to the flexible body 26. Carried by the backingelement in supports 34 is a vertically disposed roller 35, and which,when the backing element is in operative position, is arranged parallelto a Vertically disposed roller 36, the latter being carried bysup ports37, 38, the latter being shiftable upward through a plate 39 to enablesaid roller 36 to be removed and positioned at an adjacent track whenoccasion so requires. The rollers 35 and 36 are employed for smoothingout the flexible body 26 as the same moves against the backing plate 31.The backing plate is offset so as to extend between the top and bottomrails of the carrier whereby 'the flexible body 26 will lie.

against said backing plate 31 so the necessary support will be hadduring the pasting of the poster or map upon the body.

The track rails shown in Fig. 1 are indicated by the referencecharacters 4O, 41, 4:2 and 13. The backing elements by the referencecharacters 44: and 45. But one track rail is employed at a time and thebacking element is shifted to operative position with respect to thecarrier which is being moved upon the track way. The inclined portions 9of a track rail are employed for widening the carrier to draw theflexible body 26 taut. The inclined portions 9 of a track rail arearranged in the position to draw the'fiexible body taut immediately inadvance of said flexible body passing in position oyer'th'e backingplate 31. I 1

When using the device the flexible'body 26 is detachably connectedto'the carrier by the coupling or adjusting members 25 and after theflexible body is drawn taut, due to the inclined portion 9 of the'trackrail 2, it is then positioned against the backing plate 31 of thebacking element, the poster or map is then pasted to the flexible body26, the carrier is then shifted and the mounting is then allowed to dry.Bymaking the carrier of a necessarylength the flexible body can besubstantially the same length and=-the posters or inaps can be pastedupon the 'flexi ble body 26, under such conditionsaving'a considerableamount of clothparticular'ly in View of the fact that in the mode nowingeneral use the poster is out according to the size of the picture andduring the cutting considerable waste is had. When more than one trackrail is employed the track rails are positioned the necessary distanceapart was not to interfere with the operation when one track way hasbeen used'and the second one is to be employed. The length of 'a'carrieris such as not to interfere with the operation of the backing elementsafter one track way has been employed and a new one is to be used.

WhatI claim is:

1. A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, "a carrier travelingthereon and supporting aflexible body, means whereby said *body can becontracted and extended during the shifting of the carrier, and abacking element shiftable' transversely with respect to said trackwayand adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon the carrier duringthe pasting of a poster or map upon the body.

2.A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, a carrier travelingthereonand supporting a flexible body, means whereby said body can becontracted and extended during the shifting of the carrier, and abacking element shiftable transversely with respect to said track wayand adapted'to supportthe flexible body mounted upon the carrier duringthe pasting of a poster or map upon the body, said backing elementprovided with a track forming a continuation of a lower track of saidtrack way.

3. A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, a carrier travelingthereon and supporting a flexible body, means whereby said body can becontracted and extended during the shifting of. the carrier, and abacking element shiftable transversely with respect to said track wayand adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon the carrier duringthe pasting of a poster or map upon the body, and means for smoothingout the flexible body mounted upon the carrier prior to the positioningof the flexible body with respect to the backing element.

4;. A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, a carrier travelingthereon and supporting a flexible body, means whereby said body can becontracted and extended during the shifting of the carrier. and a to thebacking elem nt &

dyn ounted upon t e car ier pri o t e p sitioning; of thefiexilole bodywit respe t p A mounting appara us on'lprising a t c Way,-a po ab e carier moun ed up n said track ay and adapted to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backingfiof a mo nting, and a portable acking eleme tmoving in the plane at right angles to the plane of the movement of thecarrier and adaptedto support the flexible body m unt ed upon thecarrierduring the pasting ofa poster .or map upon said flexible body.

M mounti g apparatu ompris g a track Way, a portablecarrier mounted uponsaid track Way and adapted tosupport a flexible body constituting thebacking of a mounting, and a portable backing element movingin the planeat right, angles to the plane of the movement of the carrier and adaptedto supportthe flexible body-1110111113.- ed upon the-carrier duringthepasting :of a poster or mapupon said flexible body,and

means for extending the carrierlto draw said flexible body taut :priorto the pasting thereon of a poster or map. a;

7. A mounting apparatus comprising a track Way, a portablecarriermounted upon said track Wayand adapted to 'support a flexible bodyconstituting the backingofa mounting, and a portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right anglesto the plane of the movement of thecarrier and adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon thecarrier during the pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible body,and

means for extending the carrier to draw said body taut prior to thepasting thereon of aposter or map, and means to permit of said flexiblebody contracting after having pasted thereon a posteror map.

8. A mounting apparatus comprising a track Way, a' portablecarrieromoun'ted upon said track Way and adapted, to, support a flexiblebody constituting the backing of a mounting, and a portable backingelement moving in the plane at right angles to the plane of the movementof the carrierand adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon thecarrier during the pastingv of-a poster or map upon said flexiblebody,and means for smoothing out the flexible body prior to the positioningthereof With respect to the backing element.

9. A mounting apparatus comprising a track Way, a portable carriermounted upon said track Way and adapted to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backing of a mounting, and a portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right angles, to the plane of the movement of thecarrier and adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon thecarrier during the pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible-body,and

, means for extending the carrier todraw'said fle ibleibody t ut nriortothe pa t ng h e on of a poster or map, ,an. 1 means for smoothing outthe xilolobody pri rto the pos t on ngthereof W thr speo o the backingel ment r i-lO- mou ting appa atus comprising a tra Way,- a portable carie mounted upon said track ,vvay,,and adapted to support a'fiBXiblefbody constituting the backing of a mounting, and a vportablebacking element movingin the plane at right angles to-thfi Plane of themovement of the carrier and a apte o supp t t efi xi le ody mo nted ponthe oar ierdnring t pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible body,and

'means for extending the carrier to draw said body t ut prio -I o he pstingth reon o aposter r man, a d m ans to p rmit f said flexible bodycontracting after having pasted thereon a poster or map, and means forsmoothing out the flexible body prior to the positioningthereof Withrespect to the b c ing el menta, Y i

11. A mounting apparatus comprising a track ay, aportable carriermounted upon aid trunk Way and-adap ed to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backing of a mounting, and a, portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right angles to the plane of the movement of the'QiLI'IfieI and adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon thecarriergduringthe pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible body,and said backing element provided With means to form -a-continuationofone of the tracks of saidt tack Ways. V i

12. A mounting apparatus comprisinga track Way, a portable carriermounted upon said track ay and adapted to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backing of a mounting, and a portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right angles to the plane of the movement :of thecarrier and adapted to supportthe flexible body mounted upon the carrierduring the pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible body, and

means for extending the carrier to draw said flexible body taut priortothe pasting thereon of a poster or map, and said backing elementprovided with means to form a continuation of one of the tracks of saidtrack Ways.

13. A mounting apparatus comprising a track Way, a portable carriermounted upon said trackway" andadapted to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backing of a mounting, and a portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right angles to the plane of-the movement, of thecarrier and adapted to'sup-port the flexible body mounted upon thecarrier during the pasting of a poster ormap upon said" flexible body,and means for extending the carrier to draw said body taut ,prior, tothe pasting thereon of a poster (Jr-map, and means to permit of saidflexible body contracting after having pasted thereon a poster or map,and said backing element provided with means to form a continuation ofone of the tracks of said track ways.

14. A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, a portable carriermounted upon said track way and adapted to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backing of a mounting, and a portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right angles tothe plane of the movement of thecarrier and adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon thecarrier during the pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible body,and means for smoothing out the flexible body prior to the positioningthereof with respect to the backing element, and said backing elementprovided with means to constitute a continuation of one of the tracksofsaid track way.

15. A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, a portable carriermounted upon said track way and adapted to support a flexible bodyconstituting the backing of a mounting, and a portable backing elementmoving in the plane at right angles to the plane of the movement of thecarrier and adapted to support the flexible body mounted upon thecarrier during the pasting of a poster or map upon said flexible body,and means for extending the carrier to draw said flexible body tautprior to the pasting thereon of a poster or map, and means for smoothingout the flexible body prior to the positioning thereof with respect tothe backing element, and said backing element proposter or map upon saidflexible body, and

means for extending the carrier to draw said body taut prior to thepasting thereon of a poster or map, and means to permit of said flexiblebody contracting after having pastedthereon a poster or map, and meansfor smoothing out the flexible body prior to the positioning thereofwith respect to the backing element, and said backing element providedwith means to constitute a continuation of one of the tracks of saidtrack way. 17. A mounting apparatus comprising a track way, a carriertraveling thereon and supporting a flexible body, means whereby saidbody can be contracted and expanded during the shifting of the carrierand a backing element cooperating with the carrier and adapted tosupport the flexible body during the pasting of a poster or map thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER LEE HARMON. Witnesses:

B. E. JENKINS, LUELLA H. SIMON.

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